Role Purpose/Business Unit:
The Strategic Partnerships team manages our engagement with key Hyperscalers, DFI's , FinServ's, Industry bodies, Start-ups and Technology vendors. You will be involved in building out an exciting new vertical within the Strategic Partnerships Team, primarily focussing generating and activating new opportunities to access new technology, business models, companies and innovative collaborations that support our business. Our goal is to bring a focused approach to complex engagements and ensure our strategy and joint business goals are well aligned
The objective is make Vodacom the preferred partner of choice
Your responsibilities will include:
Drive select Partner relationship for Group
To work with different parts of the business to deliver ideas, products and services (This would involve working on documentation, providing inputs and evaluation for financial business cases, support of agreements, working with business units to teams to define customer journeys and propositions )
Developing joint marketing strategies and co-branded initiatives and Monitoring partnership performance using data-driven insights
Be on top of industry trends to identify new collaboration opportunities
Identify and engage potential partners, fostering long-term relationships & negotiate partnership agreements; Resolving conflicts and ensuring smooth collaboration
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
A relevant 3 year degree or tertiary qualification equivalent to at least a 3 year technical or commercial degree with marketing and/or product development relevance essential.
Should have worked in a TechCo environment for at least 12 years , with a strong technology background
Account / Partner management and Business development experience
Aware of and dealing with DFIs and Start up's will be an added advantage
Core competencies, knowledge and experience
A strong blend of technology and commercial
Self-starter. Proactive, with strong personal drive
Stakeholder management and Ability to influence and work with cross functional teams
Excellent presentation and analytical skills
Creative with the ability to view a problem from different angles
Strong negotiation and relationship-building abilities.
We make an impact by offering:
Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies
Closing date for Applications: 26 May 2026.